Cardiometabolic Medicine: Understanding the Diabetes–Heart Disease Connection
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
Release Date: 06/08/2026
EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals
In the final episode, Salvatore Brugaletta explores the future of percutaneous coronary intervention, including AI-assisted decision-making, personalised device selection, and next-generation coronary therapies. Discover how innovation could further improve outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease. Timestamps: 0:50 – 10 years from now 2:17 – AI 3:47 – Personalised medicine 5:34 – Breakthroughs 7:02 – Salvatore's vision
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In Part 2, Salvatore Brugaletta discusses the rise, challenges, and future potential of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds. Learn how advances in material science are improving device performance, which patients may benefit most, and what emerging technologies could redefine coronary intervention. Timestamps: 0:52 – Bioresorbable scaffold enthusiasm 3:16 – Which patients will benefit? 4:40 – Material Science Advancements 5:48 – Device Innovations 7:02 – Translational Hurdles
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Salvatore Brugaletta joins host Catherine Glass to explore how intracoronary imaging has transformed modern percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). From intravascular ultrasound and optical CT to stent optimisation, vascular dysfunction, and AI-enhanced image interpretation, this episode examines the technologies improving procedural precision and patient outcomes. Timestamps: 0:55 – IVUS and OCT 2:58 – Endothelial recovery 4:55 – Stent failure mechanisms 6:19 – Barriers...
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In this rapid-fire episode, Salvatore Brugaletta answers key questions on interventional cardiology, coronary imaging, bioresorbable scaffolds, vascular healing, and the future of percutaneous coronary intervention. From AI-assisted procedures to device innovation and career advice, this concise episode offers expert insight into the evolving world of coronary intervention.
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How does scientific evidence become public policy? In the final episode, Christopher Cogle discusses the challenges of translating healthcare innovation into large-scale policy change. Topics include housing policy and mortality, youth tobacco use, vaping regulation, and how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped public health decision-making. Timestamps: 00:49 – Public Startup 07:08 - Challenges 15:01 – Housing policy 16:28 – Tobacco policy 19:05 – COVID-19
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In Part 2, Christopher Cogle examines the long-term realities facing cancer survivors. From vaccine hesitancy and quality-of-life disparities to healthcare access and survivorship policy, this episode explores how systems can better support patients beyond active treatment. Timestamps: 00:50 – Vaccine hesitancy 04:33 – QoL after cancer 07:30 – Policy support 11:10 – Survivorship care
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In this first deep dive, Christopher Cogle explores the evolving landscape of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). He discusses the challenge of translating research into real-world outcomes, emerging immunotherapies, precision diagnostics, and how innovations such as the Acute Leukemia Methylome Atlas may reshape AML management in the future. Timestamps: 00:55 – Research Gaps 03:50 – Biologics 05:46 – AML Atlas 09:15 – Immunotherapy
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Christopher Cogle joins the EMJ Podcast for a quickfire discussion on oncology, innovation, and public health policy. From personalised cancer care and AI in medicine to AML challenges and healthcare reform, he shares concise insights from across clinical medicine and policy leadership.
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In the final episode, Sharonne N. Hayes discusses how structural inequities and unconscious bias continue to affect cardiovascular outcomes for women and minority patients. From improving diversity in research to leveraging social media responsibly, this episode explores what the future of equitable cardiovascular care could look like. Timestamps: 0:58 – Health equity 4:02 – Improving representation 7:10 – Role of social media 9:54 – 10-year prediction 11:08 – Sharonne's wish
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In Part 2, Sharonne N. Hayes explores spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and how it challenges traditional assumptions about heart attacks. Learn how SCAD differs from atherosclerotic disease, what recent research has uncovered, and how clinicians can navigate complex management decisions. Timestamps: 1:06 – What is SCAD? 2:47 – Practice-changing insights 6:35 – Hormonal influences 8:20 – Therapeutic ambiguity
info_outlineNaveed Sattar joins host Catherine Glass to explore the complex relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. From hyperglycaemia and inflammation to diabetes onset age and risk prediction, this episode examines the mechanisms and evidence shaping cardiometabolic care today.
Timestamps:
0:55 – Diabetes to heart disease
4:35 – Age of onset
6:21 – Statins
09:01 – Epidemiological insights
12:29 – Improving risk prediction